Progressive faith leader Jim Wallis joined in on issuing commentary in the wake of the George Zimmerman acquittal. In a Huffington Post blog piece entitled, Lament From a White Father, he alleged that, had shooting victim Trayvon Martin been white, he would still be alive today. Wallis also pleaded with Caucasians  and parents, in particular  to listen, to learn, and to speak out about the tragic death.

Race, he contended, was at the center of the incident from the start.

If my white 14-year-old son Luke had walked out that same night, in that same neighborhood, just to get a snack, he would have come back to his dad unharmed  and would still be with me and Joy today, Wallis wrote. Everyone, being honest with ourselves, knows that is true.

The Sojourners leader went on to call it a political, legal and moral mistake not to ensure that the trial focused upon race, as he believes that this was the root cause that inevitably led to Martins death. In fact, Wallis overtly accused Zimmerman of having racially profiled the 17-year-old victim.

[Martin Luther] Kings dream failed on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Fla., when George Zimmerman decided to follow Trayvon Martin because of the color of his skin, he added. This led to a confrontation in which a child was killed by an adult who got away with it, because of the way Florida laws were written and interpreted.

Wallis went on to say that racial profiling is a sin in the eyes of God and he described the systematic injustice that he believes is at play in American society  a system that he contended puts African Americans at a disadvantage. He described the case as providing a window into an utterly segregated society.

While Wallis called for the acceptance of the verdict, the faith leader also said that the cases meaning must be explored, particular when it comes to its societal impact.

Race, he contended, was at the center of the incident from the start. If my white 14-year-old son Luke had walked out that same night, in that same neighborhood, just to get a snack, he would have come back to his dad unharmed  and would still be with me and Joy today, Wallis wrote. Everyone, being honest with ourselves, knows that is true. The Sojourners leader went on to call it a political, legal and moral mistake not to ensure that the trial focused upon race, as he believes that this was the root cause that inevitably led to Martins death. In fact, Wallis overtly accused Zimmerman of having racially profiled the 17-year-old victim....Wallis went on to say that racial profiling is a sin in the eyes of God and he described the systematic injustice that he believes is at play in American society  a system that he contended puts African Americans at a disadvantage. He described the case as providing a window into an utterly segregated society.

Title has been shortened from the original:Progressive Faith Leader Jim Wallis Issues Harsh Rebuke of Zimmerman Acquittal: Racial Profiling Is a Sin in the Eyes of God

The Sojourners leader went on to call it a political, legal and moral mistake not to ensure that the trial focused upon race, as he believes that this was the root cause that inevitably led to Martins death.

I'm guessing that Jim Wallis has decided to go into competition with Al Sharpton for top race-baiter.

White liberals are having such a good time grandstanding over this. Nothing gives a white liberal a chance to stand up and start talking about himself, as when a black kid with THC in his system gets shot assaulting a Hispanic guy for calling the police.

If my white 14-year-old son Luke had walked out that same night, in that same neighborhood, just to get a snack, he would have come back to his dad unharmed  and would still be with me and Joy today, Wallis wrote. Everyone, being honest with ourselves, knows that is true.

Oh, Jim. How IS the Kool Ade?

Replay the scenario with Luke cold cocking a stranger in the dark, getting on top of him and beating him. Consider Luke informing the man he was beating that he was going to kill him.

Guess what? Your white son would be as dead as Trayvon Martin. Deal with it.

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posted on 07/16/2013 7:33:49 AM PDT
by don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)

I think Zimmerman did profile Trayvon Martin. Trayvon was the only person Zimmerman saw creeping around in the neighborhood shadows that night. In the dark, raining, hood up; I seriously doubt he could even tell he was black when he saw him. In fact, he said so on the 911 call: “He looks black.” Zimmerman called 911 *before* he knew Trayvon was black. He did not know for certain until Trayvon was walking toward him: “He’s got his hand in his waistband and he is a black male.”

If I would have seen the hand in the waistband, I would be thinking he was armed.

"If my white 14-year-old son Luke had walked out that same night, in that same neighborhood, just to get a snack, he would have come back to his dad unharmed  and would still be with me and Joy today. Everyone, being honest with ourselves, knows that is true.

Be honest with YOURSELF, Jim. Your son would have come back to you unharmed because he would have gone directly home insterad of loitering around in the rain, then approaching GZ ready to fight. Trayvon would have been unharmed if he'd done the same....gone drectly home.

Walking in the zoo with your family.
You see a bunch of AA males all wearing white T-shirts coming in, flashing gang signs, etc.
You can
a) Ignore your warning bells (profiling) and stay at the zoo, hoping there’s nothing going on.
b) “Profile” and consider that it’s a good time to go swimming or get ice cream somewhere outside of the zoo...

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posted on 07/16/2013 7:36:17 AM PDT
by MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)

If my white 14-year-old son Luke had walked out that same night, in that same neighborhood, just to get a snack, he would have come back to his dad unharmed  and would still be with me and Joy today, Wallis wrote.
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How do you know he would have come back ???

do you let your 14 yo go out late at night wandering around strange neighborhoods ???

I didnt let mine and my grandchildren dont do that now...

What parent in their right mind lets their 14 yo children wander around a mile from home to a store by themselves...

that Martin, from his on-line comments, had embraced thug culture, and felt a violent response to being followed by Zimmerman was somehow justified. This should serve as a lesson to the wannabe gangstas and "Miss Thangs" of all races and backgrounds. What happened to TM is the inevitable consequence of, as they say in the 'hood "letting your alligator mouth get your butterfly ass in trouble"

"Faith Leader!" Sounds more like just another crack-pot. Or does he claim to have witnessed something in Florida on the night when the incident occurred? Otherwise, the "Faith Leader" has jumped to conclusions. If nothing else, he is acting as a "false witness," vilifying others, who I suspect that he has never even met.

It would be interesting to hear this "Faith Leader," debate with any real Godly man. But in the meanwhile, he will doubtless continue to get encouraging publicity, so long as he mouths the same hateful rant as do so many in the mainstream media.

Wallis is a fraud. He's a Communist who cynically abuses the tenets of Christian faith to further his desire to fundamentally change America into a godless gulag.

God is not progressive. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. The Lord decides what is sin and what is righteousness.

A real Christian, if he believed that Zimmerman had sinned, would have called him to confession and repentance. This would have shown true Christian love and forgiveness as there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus.

Instead, Wallis uses the jargon of phony "progressive" faith to beat Zimmerman rhetorically. This is truly a sin before God.

Wallis is acting like a Pharisee and should himself confess and repent.

Jim Wallis - the scripture speaks often of establishing the truth of an accusation by the word of two or three witnesses. Please produce your witnesses regarding your accusation of racial profiling - or stop accusing anybody else of sin.

Oh - and remember what the scripture says about bearing false witness.

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